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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Learning Curve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris suggests his brother is radically different from his other siblings because
(a) He is more refined than they are.
(b) He is the oldest, and therefore the most conservative.
(c) He is a North Carolina native with gentlemanly Southern values.
(d) He is much younger, and a North Carolina native.

2. Miss Sampson believes Sedaris lisps because
(a) He wants to stand out among other students.
(b) He has a lazy tongue.
(c) He cannot hear the sound of his own voice.
(d) He never learned to speak correctly.

3. Rather than sports, Sedaris states that he and his fellow speech therapy students were more interested in
(a) Playing video games.
(b) Baking, making scrapbooks, and doing art projects.
(c) Fighting and lifting weights.
(d) Studying and graduating early.

4. Sedaris' enjoyment of the ocean was ruined by
(a) His mother's comparing it to a saltwater toilet.
(b) His interest in sun-bathing.
(c) His father's explanation of the tides.
(d) His experiences swimming in it.

5. Mr. Mancini claims to be
(a) A ladies man.
(b) A rock star.
(c) A homosexual.
(d) A frustrated artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris' mother might be described as

2. Sedaris' first artistic success takes the form of

3. Sedaris justifies viewing soap operas in class by

4. What passion does Sedaris' father attempt to share with his children?

5. Where music is concerned, Sedaris' father could be described as a

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